Nottingham Forest v Wolves result

Full-time · Nottingham Forest 0–4 Wolves

League Cup · Tue, 24 Aug 2021 20:00 BST · Wembley Stadium

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Nottingham Forest 0–4 Wolves — Wolves won this League Cup match.

Next for Nottingham Forest: Ipswich v Nottingham Forest, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Wolves: Wolves v Portsmouth, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Nottingham Forest 0–4 Wolves · League Cup
Venue: Wembley Stadium · London
Referee: A. Davies
Head-to-head (last 2): Nottingham Forest 1 · draws 0 · Wolves 1 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Nottingham Forest 1W 0D 4L · Wolves 0W 0D 5L

Nottingham Forest 0–4 Wolves (League Cup): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.88 / 0.5

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.63 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

2.75 / 7.17

Corners

against 5.5 / 5.67 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 4 matches

3 / 3.5

Shots on target

against 5.75 / 6 · 2 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2 / 1.83

Cards

against 1.75 / 1.5 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 August 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 August 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Nottingham Forest for / against	Line	Wolves for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.5 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	2.75 for · 5.5 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	7.17 for · 5.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	9.75 for · 14 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	13.83 for · 12.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	3 for · 5.75 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	3.5 for · 6 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	8.75 for · 12 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	11 for · 7.33 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 1.75 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1.83 for · 1.5 against n 6 Last 5

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Knockaert n 8	72	2.2 5/4	0.6 3/1	—
P. Zinckernagel n 8	59.4	2.1 7/3	0.9 4/1	—
J. Colback n 8	42.4	2.1 6/2	1.1 4/0	João Moutinho
B. Johnson n 8	81.8	1.8 6/3	2.1 7/3	—
L. Taylor n 8	55.5	1.6 4/2	0.8 3/1	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Lolley n 8	53.3	2.3 8/3	1.1 4/1
P. Zinckernagel n 8	59.4	2.1 4/3	1.1 2/2
B. Johnson n 8	81.8	1.7 6/2	0.7 3/1
L. Grabban n 8	59.5	1.7 5/3	1.1 4/2
F. Krovinović n 8	80.8	1.5 6/3	0.4 3/0

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
P. Zinckernagel n 8	59.4	0.2 1/0	0.6 2/1
L. Grabban n 8	59.5	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
James Garner n 8	88.5	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
F. Krovinović n 8	80.8	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
João Carvalho n 8	55.5	0.4 1/1	0 0/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
F. Back n 3	84.3	3.6 2/2
P. Zinckernagel n 8	59.4	3 7/5
J. Osei-Tutu n 8	60.6	2.8 7/5
James Garner n 8	88.5	2.3 7/5
R. Yates n 8	81.4	2.1 7/5

Nottingham Forest — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Samba n 8	90	3.1 5/5

Wolves

Wolves — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
R. Jiménez n 8	80.5	1.7 6/3	1.7 6/4	—
Rúben Neves n 8	74.6	1.7 5/4	0.2 1/0	—
O. Otasowie n 7	30.1	1.7 3/1	2.6 4/2	—
Marcal n 8	61.5	1.6 5/4	0.5 3/0	—
João Moutinho n 8	79.5	1.4 6/3	0.6 3/1	J. Colback

Wolves — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Jiménez n 8	80.5	2.1 6/4	0.7 4/1
Fábio Silva n 8	60.6	2 5/2	1.1 3/1
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	39.5	2 3/3	1.1 3/1
Trincão n 8	40.6	1.9 4/2	1.9 4/2
Adama Traoré n 8	74.5	1.8 7/4	1.1 5/2

Wolves — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Fábio Silva n 8	60.6	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
O. Otasowie n 7	30.1	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
R. Jiménez n 8	80.5	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	39.5	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
Adama Traoré n 8	74.5	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Wolves — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Dendoncker n 8	49.4	3.6 6/4
João Moutinho n 8	79.5	3.5 8/8
Rúben Neves n 8	74.6	3.2 6/4
Nélson Semedo n 8	86	3 6/4
K. Hoever n 8	63.4	3 6/5

Wolves — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
José Sá n 8	90	3.4 7/6
Rui Patrício n 8	90	3.2 8/4
J. Ruddy n 8	78.9	2.9 4/4

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Match statistics & details

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	Sh	KP	Tkl	Rating
Ethan Horvath	90	0	0	0	7.5
F. Back	90	0	0	4	6.9
Baba Fernandes	90	0	0	0	6.2
R. Harbottle	90	0	0	1	6.3
J. Richardson	90	0	0	1	5.9
T. Fornah	90	0	0	2	7.3
J. Colback	90	0	0	2	6.2
A. Konate	90	0	1	6	6.7
James Garner	73	0	0	2	6.7
O. Hammond	73	1	0	2	5.9
L. Grabban	61	0	0	0	6.5
L. Taylor sub	29	0	0	0	6.5
A. Mighten sub	17	0	0	0	6.5
Cafú sub	17	0	0	0	6.3

Wolves player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
J. Ruddy	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. Kilman	90	0	0	2	2	0	1	7.5
C. Coady	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	7.2
R. Saïss	90	1	0	4	3	0	1	8
K. Hoever	90	0	1	1	0	3	3	7.3
João Moutinho	90	0	0	0	0	9	0	8.7
L. Dendoncker	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.2
Morgan Gibbs-White	90	1	0	1	1	4	0	7.9
Fábio Silva	89	0	2	2	1	4	1	8.2
R. Aït-Nouri	82	0	0	1	1	1	2	7.6
Daniel Podence	66	1	0	6	4	4	1	6.9
Trincão sub	24	1	0	3	1	0	0	7.2
Adama Traoré sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	3	6.6
L. Cundle sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Nottingham Forest v Wolves — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Nottingham ForestLWLLL

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 1 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

WolvesLLLLL

Last 5: 0W 0D 5L · 0.2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Nottingham Forest 1 · 0 draws · Wolves 1 · 2.5 goals/game

2018-01-20 Wolves 0–2 Nottingham Forest
2017-09-16 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Wolves

Goals per game

Nottingham Forest scored1

Wolves scored0.2

Nottingham Forest conceded1.6

Wolves conceded1.4

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What is the head-to-head record between Nottingham Forest and Wolves?: In their last 2 meetings, Nottingham Forest won 1, Wolves won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Nottingham Forest and Wolves?: Recent form — Nottingham Forest 1W 0D 4L; Wolves 0W 0D 5L.

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